Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 152 companies were registered in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 24.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 152 101,492 2009 122 94,671 % change 24.6% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (171) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 42 46 64 New companies in 2009 32 44 46 % change 31.3% 4.5% 39.1% Record Year 2004 (63) 2010 (46) 2003 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 107 87,705 2009 137 159,401 % change -21.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Shrewsbury when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 33 41 33 Closed companies in 2009 27 40 70 % change 22.2% 2.5% -53% Record Year 2010 (33) 2008 (66) 2009 (70)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Shrewsbury during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 45 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Shrewsbury UK 2010 45 13,787 2009 -15 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 9 5 31 Net growth in 2009 5 4 -24 Record Year 2004 (49) 2003 (26) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Shrewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Shrewsbury 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 22.0% -5.1% 33.4% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Shrewsbury was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Shrewsbury in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.93% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.54% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.12% SHREWSBURY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.38% SHROPSHIRE 1.06% TRADING 2.04% MIPOWER 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANTS 0.97% DESIGN 1.93% FARM 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% HOLDINGS 0.77% BUSINESS 1.80% C 0.68% MEDIA 1.75% J 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DESIGN 0.68% LONDON 1.59% CARE 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.59% TRAINING 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.49% T 0.68% CARE 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.68% J 1.44% (SHREWSBURY) 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.42% ELECTRICAL 0.58% IT 1.35% BLUE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% SOLAR 0.58% BUILDING 1.32% DIRECT 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOUSE 0.58% M 1.28% PROPERTY 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.26% HEATING 0.48% S 1.24%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 194 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 55 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 25,053 98000 - Residents property management 28 3,273 99999 - Dormant Company 27 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 26 21,484 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 5,716 7499 - Non-trading company 18 13,408 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 6,460 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 8,292 9800 - Residents Property Management 14 1,908 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 74990 - Non-trading company 13 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 2,440 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 2,962
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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